Innovative bamboo houses. Amazonian indigenous spirits. Glacier melt igloos. Travel to Ecuador with National Geographic Explorer, Tilden Remerleitch and learn about global displacement. Hear the experiences of ordinary people who have lost their home due to environmental factors beyond their control: from earthquakes, extractive industries, and climate change. Each chapter is available in both English or Spanish.
En La fuerza suprema que nos mueve hablaremos sobre el deshielo de los glaciares y cómo nos pueden afectar a gran escala. Además, descubriremos algunas soluciones creativas para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático.
21 Jul 2020
Ep. 8: The Ultimate Force that Moves Us [English]
Glaciers in Ecuador? Yes, and just like glaciers in the Polar Regions they are melting fast. Yet there are surprising solutions people are finding to mitigate the effects of climate change and preserve these frozen storehouses of the world’s fresh water supply.
17 Jul 2020
Ep. 7: La magia del mundo se encuentra en la oscuridad-Parte 2 [Espanol]
El día a día dentro de la comunidad de Los Secoyas, reconociéndonos y construyendo nuevas visiones y nuevos proyectos para el desarrollo comunitario. La magia del mundo se encuentra en la oscuridad vamos a descubrir mucho más sobre la maravillosa vida de los Secoyas.
14 Jul 2020
Ep. 7: When Earth is Removed, the Spirits Die-Part 2 [English]
Tilden spends a week living in the Amazon jungle with the Secoya. Confronted by global corporate interests, they describe the challenges of maintaining their culture and preserving the fragile ecosystem as a resource for the future of our planet.
10 Jul 2020
Ep. 6: Un paseo por canoa-Parte 1 [Espanol]
La comunidad ancestral de los Secoyas se han convertido en una minoría étnica indígena. Su vida se ha dividido entre la frontera de los países. En este episodio vamos a viajar a través de los relatos de Mati camino a la frontera para reunirse y conocer a los Secoyas.
7 Jul 2020
Ep. 6: Invisible Violence in the Amazon- Part 1 [English]
Traveling deep into the Amazon jungle, Tilden travels by canoe to meet with the Secoya indigenous people. They share their story of the devious way they out smarted the government to reunite their people across a militarized border between Ecuador and Peru.
3 Jul 2020
Ep. 5: Todos tenemos derechos y obligaciones-Parte 2 [Espanol]
En Todos tenemos derechos y obligaciones, vamos a conversar sobre la resistencia y la lucha de una comunidad que busca el cuidado de su territorio ancestral. El enfrentamiento entre mineras internacionales y comuneros de Junín lleva más de 25 años.
30 Jun 2020
Ep. 5: A Day in the Mine- Part 2 [English]
In this second segment of a two-part series, Tilden enters the Junin Mining concession for a first hand encounter with the environmental devastation of mineral extraction. Along the way, her local hosts share their vision for a community and an economy that supports the fragile ecosystem.
26 Jun 2020
Ep. 4: Los que no pueden ni llegar ni irse-Parte 1 [Espanol]
Vamos a conocer la historia de la comunidad de Intag y sus problemas, un enfrentamiento entre la comunidad y grandes empresas mineras que han sido respaldadas por los gobiernos. En está zona existe gran cantidad de recursos naturales, pero el cobre es el material que se extrae en las minas a cielo abierto que existen en Intag.
23 Jun 2020
Ep. 4: The Pitfalls of Open Pit Mining-Part 1 [English]
In this first segment of a two-part series, Tilden travels to the cloud forest to learn about a 25-year resistance struggle against a giant copper mining concession. Hear the surprising story of how the local people prevailed over a multi-national corporation.
19 Jun 2020
Ep. 3: El otro lado de la calle [Espanol]
Escucharemos las diversas soluciones y proyectos que ayudaron a familias a sobrellevar el terremoto y sobresalir luchando por un mejor futuro en comunidad. Los pequeños cambios se encuentran preguntando a las comunidades que necesitan e implementando estrategias socio económicas para su progreso.
16 Jun 2020
Ep. 3: Bamboo and the Do Tank Experiment [English]
After Ecuador’s earthquake, thousands of people were left homeless. Cristina Latorre and Manuel Pallares decided to do something about it. Their ingenious experiment turned out better than they could have ever imagined!
Sarah Hanen Bauer took it upon herself to improve the living conditions for people displaced by Ecuador’s 2016 earthquake. She organized an alternative relief camp that became a sustainable community. And it all started in a pumpkin patch.
9 Jun 2020
Ep. 2.1: The Forgotten Island [English]
The island of Muisne was decimated by the 2016 earthquake. Now its survival is threatened by a secret government development plan. But the local people have their own creative ideas about how to rebuild the community and regain their dignity.
5 Jun 2020
Ep. 2: Tiemblan nuestros hogares [Espanol]
En el segundo capítulo de Lo que nos mueve te contamos las historias de algunos afectados del terremoto del 2016 que azotó las costas del Ecuador. Ellos nos cuentan de su proceso personal para afrontar el terremoto, y como sobrellevaron la lucha para salir adelante en comunidad.
2 Jun 2020
Ep. 2: Stories of Earthquake Survival [English]
Clever and his family were lucky to survive Ecuador’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. But many others were not. Follow Tilden to discover how the national disaster response system brought relief to Ecuadorians and also how it missed the mark.
29 May 2020
Ep. 1: Lo que nos mueve [Espanol]
Queremos cuestionar nuestro entorno y mirar las diferentes situaciones de movilidad humana: ¿cómo se desarrollan?, ¿cómo afectan a las comunidades?, ¿existen estrategias o recursos para enfrentar esta problemática?, ¿quienes son responsables? y muchas otras preguntas que se desarrollaran en cada uno de los episodios de este podcast.
26 May 2020
Ep. 1: Complex Problems, Simple Truths [English]
Hop on the plane to Ecuador with National Geographic Explorer, Tilden Remerleitch. Meet the people and challenges she will face to eventually discover simple truths about adversity and resilience.
13 May 2020
Teaser: Forces That Move Us
Check out the upcoming series, Forces That Move Us, by National Geographic Explorer, Tilden Remerleitch.
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